2022 north florida ospreys volleyball 6 ALL-AMERICANS • 4 UNF HALL OF FAMERS • OVER 500 PROGRAM WINS MATCH NOTES DATE
OPPONENT
August (1-2) 8.26 No. 15 Florida! 8.27 Virginia! 8.27 ETSU! September (2-9) 9.2 Kansas State@ 9.3 Syracuse@ 9.9 Troy# 9.10 UAB# 9.11 Auburn# 9.16 UNI$ 9.16 Iowa$ 9.17 SDSU$ 9.23 FGCU*^ 9.24 Stetson*^ 9.28 FAMU 9.30 Lipscomb* October (5-2) 10.1 Austin Peay* 10.7 Central Arkansas* 10.9 North Alabama* 10.14 Queens* 10.16 Liberty* 10.21 Jacksonville State*^ 10.22 Kennesaw State*^ 10.28 Eastern Kentucky* 10.29 Bellarmine* 10.30 FIU November 11.4 11.6 11.11 11.13 11.17-20
Jacksonvile* Jacksonville* Stetson* FGCU ASUN Championship
MATCH NO. 22-24 | Richmond & Louisville, Ky. | Miami, Fla. NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (8-13, 6-4 ASUN) EKU COLONELS (12-12, 3-7 ASUN)
TIME
L, 1-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 1-3
Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 69-71, 5th Season 2021 Record: 25-8, 12-4 ASUN
V O LL EYBA L L
Head Coach: Johnna Bazzani Record at EKU 33-68, 4th Season 2021 Record: 10-21, 7-9 ASUN
TEAM STATS HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
UNF .221 .238 12.09 11.14 1.02 13.62 2.04
TEAM STATS
ASUN RANK 7th 12th 10th 9th 12th 10th 5th
NCAA 126th 295th 214th 209th 325th 221st 179th
HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
EKU .189 .189 12.20 11.03 1.09 15.96 1.79
ASUN RANK 12th 6th 9th 10th 11th 3rd 11th
NCAA 227th 101st 202nd 218th 317th 31st 252nd
Postponed
L, 0-3
BELLARMINE KNIGHTS (10-12, 4-6 ASUN W, 3-1 L, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 L, 2-3 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
Bold | Home matches at UNF Italics | Neutral site matches * Indicates ASUN match ! Indicates Gators Invitational @ UCF Challenge # UAB Invitational $ Hawkeye Invitational ^ Match played at JU All Times EST
Head Coach: Rick Nold Record at BELL 10-12, 4-6 ASUN 2021 Record: 6-22, 2-14 ASUN
8-13
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
6-4 2-9 0-0 2-5 6-8
SCHEDULE TAKEAWAYS
-UNF plays opponents from 10 difierent conferences including the SEC, ACC, Sun Belt, Big 12, C-USA, MVC, Big 10, Summit League, ASUN and MEAC. -North Florida plays 17 matches in the Sunshine State. -UNF plays six matches against Power Five Teams. -Five contests are against NCAA Championship teams from last year.
Head Coach: Cristina Robinson Record at FIU 6-16, 3-6 C-USA 2021 Record: 9-13, 6-6 C-USA
TEAM STATS HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
BELL .221 .238 12.09 11.14 1.02 13.62 2.04
1. Series History
RECORD
FIU PANTHERS (6-16, 3-6 C-USA)
TEAM STATS
ASUN RANK 7th 12th 10th 9th 12th 10th 5th
Eastern Kentucky: UNF is 2-0 against Eastern Kentucky ... the first time the two teams met was in a neutral site match in Knoxville, Tenn., back in 2015 ... the Ospreys and Colonels met in late October of last season, with UNF taking the meeting, 3-1 ... this will be the second meeting against EKU during the series’ ASUN chapter ... UNF is playing at EKU for the first time in series history. Bellarmine: UNF and Bellarmine met for the first time Oct. 22 of last season ... UNF downed the Knights, 3-1 ... UNF played all 17 on its roster during that win against Bellarmine, getting a team-high 13 kills from Solimar Cestero. FIU: UNF and FIU are looking to claim a spot as the leaders in the head-to-head series history as North Florida and FIU are even at two wins apiece ... North Florida and FIU have played three of the four matches in Jacksonville ...
NCAA 126th 295th 214th 209th 325th 221st 179th
HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
the last time UNF took on FIU in Miami was Aug. 28, 2015 ... UNF won last year’s meeting, a 3-1 win at the UNF Arena ... FIU’s last win in the head-to-head series was Sept. 14, 2019, with the Panthers outlasting the Ospreys in a wild match that saw some eyepopping numbers from both sides ... Solimar Cestero and Rocio Moro competed in that match.
2. Scouting Report
Eastern Kentucky: EKU heads into the weekend with a 12-12 record and 3-7 mark in league play ... the Colonels have run into a little rough patch as of late, dropping the last four decisions ... EKU’s last win came in a 3-2 victory against Liberty Oct. 8 ... EKU has since then lost to Bellarmine twice, Kennesaw State and Jacksonville State in five frames ... setter Chloe Mason, a transfer from Indiana State, reached 2,000-career assists last weekend ... EKU is leading the league in digs ... head coach Johnna Bazzani is in her
FIU .177 .244 12.15 11.12 1.32 14.71 1.76
C-USA RANK 10th 10th 10th 9th 8th 4th 10th
NCAA 262nd 305th 205th 210th 247th 122nd 262nd
fourth season leading EKU. Bellarmine: The Knights are 10-12 and 4-6 in league play during head coach Rick Nold’s first year leading the Knights ... Nold is a veteran to the game, having coached for over 20 years as a head coach between stops at Jacksonville State and Auburn ... Bellarmine is coming off consecutive wins against Eastern Kentucky ... the Knights were paced by Bailey Venard’s 20 kills in their last victory. FIU: The Panthers are 6-16 and 3-6 in C-USA play under first-year head coach Cristina Robinson ... FIU is 2-3 at home and coming off a 3-1 win in San Antonio Texas Oct. 23 ... FIU will take on local rival, FAU, Friday, Oct. 28 ... Athina Dimitriadis and Emily Meyer have posted the biggest numbers this season, both of which are logging far over 3.00 points/set ... the Panthers’ have relied on setters Sarah Nading and Camila De La Rosa.
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